rgrcrain Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I've been tossing around the option of opening something up locally and this is a major fear of mine... k3v Yeah Snorkel Bob will get ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrcrain Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Double Posts are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 I've been tossing around the option of opening something up locally and this is a major fear of mine... k3v Good to see you still lurk around Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kknight Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 This was just on the news KGW :( SWF and mentioned happened in vancouver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algae Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Here is a link to the KGW news video: Put your cursor over the pic and the play button will appear. The person that did this is a real turd in the punchbowl. http://www.kgw.com/video/featured-videos/Vandals-destroy-40K-in-aquarium-coral-155349825.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcssd Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Hate to say it, but ya can't rule out insurance fraud either Insurance doesn't cover live animals. Way to be though. We'd definitely kill all those animals so that we would have to buy more. That definitely sounds reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Your welcome!! The animals just dying no, but acts of vandalism.......... don't forget I had a store and insurance.... It may not have went down that way at OIAB but at SWF.... there's a reason why he went on tv and acted so upest and puked out the 40grand in corals, 40 grand [language filter], maybe 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 If J low can get insurance on her butt then a fish store can insure its livestock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Stores may be different but my State Farm agent said my homeowners policy will cover equipment but no fish or coral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Your welcome!! The animals just dying no' date=' but acts of vandalism.......... don't forget I had a store and insurance.... It may not have went down that way at OIAB but at SWF.... there's a reason why he went on tv and acted so upest and puked out the 40grand in corals, 40 grand [language filter], maybe 2.[/quote'] I also have been thinking this. There is no way those 2 tanks had $40k worth of coral. I know when I was in SWF the other day they were very eagerly awaiting a call from the insurance company so I would assume they filed a claim. If this was in fact vandals then it makes me sad. If it was some sort of fraud it makes me more sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I wont comment on the value claimed (me be quite-DOH! the world must be ending) but its more than the 2 tanks. Its was every tank and his main display, only ones not hit where his fish tanks. He also has 12 -14 tubs like OIAB has in his back room and its all plumbed together into a single system 40K thats a lot of coral, I only have 19-20K in livestock my tanks(whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 I wont comment on the value claimed (me be quite-DOH! the world must be ending) but its more than the 2 tanks. Its was every tank and his main display, only ones not hit where his fish tanks. He also has 12 -14 tubs like OIAB has in his back room and its all plumbed together into a single system 40K thats a lot of coral, I only have 19-20K in livestock my tanks(whistle) Waw I did not know he was secretly storing the entire Jason Fox signature coral collection in his back room...(whistle) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 No comment.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkreefer Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Insurance doesn't cover live animals. Way to be though. We'd definitely kill all those animals so that we would have to buy more. That definitely sounds reasonable. NOT EVEN WORTH YOUR TIME TO RESPOND Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 Not sure how this went sideways but oh well..DOH! Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illcssd Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitterbait Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 After running a shop i can say you would need a HUGE shop to keep 40k worth or coral in it unless you had nothing but high end stuff. And as far as insuring livestock... aint gonna happen. even for vandalism. i checked with every major insurance company when i was starting and not a single one would cover livestock in ANY situation. This suck for the shops involved, especially for OIB who got hit once, tried to build back up, and got hit again. We need to help these guys out if we can. it just isnt right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I think that this is terrible. I also think that to jump to conclusions as to who and why will only make things worse. But in the near futre if you have to go to a fish store we should visit one of these shops. Share the love suppport the hobby. Keep your eyes peeled when you are shopping be an extra set of eyes and ears. Lets band togather and help these guys out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteRock Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Seriously, this is messed up. People jumping to conclusions isn't great either. If it's two shops, its probably real and who knows, could be your tank or your dream someday. Running a small business is tough and things like this are no way to lose out on all that hard work. I hope they find out who it is. Could you imagine if it got to the point where all the tanks and sumps were closed up and you had to be escorted through stores? Ugh, no thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 I'm heading down to SWF shortly to see what new stuff he got in. His new email stated they are still trying to recover from this. I can't imagine what they will end up having to do with all of the tanks that had the copper solution in them. Can you ever get rid of that stuff completely in the tanks? Or are they now just all going to have to be FOWLR's? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 You can get out the copper and they have done so. Ive traded a few colonies to them since its happened. I agree with those that have said "help where you can" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 You can get out the copper and they have done so. Ive traded a few colonies to them since its happened. I agree with those that have said "help where you can" I just snagged a nice looking harlequin shrimp. They were extremely busy and had a nice fish selection. Had some nice looking LPS as well but it's not my thing anymore..(laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I just got back from SWF and the store looked great coral selection was a bit limited but all things considered not bad. I picked up some sand paper to buff some scratches on my tank =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 I just got back from SWF and the store looked great coral selection was a bit limited but all things considered not bad. I picked up some sand paper to buff some scratches on my tank =) Must have just missed you Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 I was just at OIAB and they have recovered nicely. Cos got a bunch of new corals in to replace all that was lost in the last hit. He also fragged a bunch from his main display. Some good deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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